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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Blaze of Clouds, The Chestnuts, and A Dream of Islands.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What direction does Yasuko face when the family eats together?
(a) North.
(b) East.
(c) West.
(d) South.

2. How many callers wait for Shingo after Toriyama's funeral?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

3. Where did Shuichi grow up?
(a) Osaka.
(b) Yokohama.
(c) Tokyo.
(d) Kyoto.

4. What name is on the gate of the house where Shuichi's mistress lives?
(a) Arai.
(b) Hayashi.
(c) Sato.
(d) Ikeda.

5. With whom did a geisha consider committing suicide?
(a) A cook.
(b) A lover.
(c) A carpenter.
(d) Her sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was a woman painter when she died in a eulogy that Yasuko read?

2. What day of the week did the maid leave?

3. What was Aida drinking in one of Shingo's dreams?

4. Where is Yasuko's old family house located?

5. How old is Yasuko's aunt?

(see the answer key)

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